I wrote an essay and it contained a lot of it's
. Upon doing a grammar check on it, all the it's
were suggested to be replaced by its
.
I am currently not much familiar with the difference between the two. And when to use which one?
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. Upon doing a grammar check on it, all the it's
were suggested to be replaced by its
.
I am currently not much familiar with the difference between the two. And when to use which one?
A: Whose is that? Is it his?
B: No, its it is
its --> belonging to "it"
it is --> it's (contraction)
it's
- contraction of it is
, it has
or like as where is
or there is
its
- possessive form of it
and use to say that something belongs to or refers to something like my
or your
.
For example:
He doesn’t think its a good idea to spend all his money on video games.
- incorrect
He doesn’t think it’s a good idea to spend all his money on video games.
- correct
Its been a year since the last time they met
- incorrect
It’s been a year since the last time they met
- correct
The computer looked as though it’s power supply had failed
- incorrect
The computer looked as though its power supply had failed
- correct
A car is no good without it’s wheels
- incorrect
A car is no good without its wheels
- correct